| ID | 609 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TG2224 |
| Project type | Chance |
| County | Norfolk |
| Site | Brampton |
| Site Name | Sir Thomas Field |
| Site Type | Unknown |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 10 |
| Object Date | Post-medieval |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Norwich Castle Museum? |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Jupiter |
| Aliases | Silvanus |
| Bearded | No |
| Attributes | Yes |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Broken of at ankles |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 39.00 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | Maidstone (664) |
| References | Green 1976, 205; Fox 1889, 353; Haverfield 1901a, 314 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Post-medieval pipe tamper? Although no complete examples or any parallels were found, the similarity between the Brampton and Maidstone pieces, and the Hercules from York (308) suggest that this might be a pipe tamper. Possibly the same figure as 1125. |
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